Armigerous clan
To call a clan "armigerous" is a misnomer. A clan cannot bear arms and thus cannot be armigerous. A clansperson or a clan society or other organiation can bear a coat of arms and be armigerous but that does make the clan armigerous or in right of arms. The word "armigerous" means "bearing a coat of arms". Before 1745 all chiefs had arms; however, not all of these are recorded in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, which was only established in 1672.
In Scottish heraldry, only chiefs or heads of clans, families, or names bear undifferenced arms. A clan is considered a "noble incorporation" because a clan chief is a title of honour in Scotland. Scots law.
